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    Look at that movement!!
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    Love the chain! And apparently it's tough to bedazzle with all those earthquakes ya'll have over there
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    This is the Quin magic I speak of. A cumulative .623 win% over a 6 year span in Utah once the players had sufficient time to learn his system. That is pretty damn good in a city that's not exactly a top tier NBA free agent destination. Yet you want to throw all that out the window and judge him on his first 30 game stretch with the Hawks?? (and no, I'm not counting last year when he had Nate's staff and running Nate's systems). We're not even halfway through his first season with the Hawks for crying out loud!
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    Quin has a track record of being one of the best coaches in the NBA. We're not even a full year in under his leadership yet. Give the man some time to work his magic before bringing out the pitchforks.
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    And DJ needs to take some notes from Caruso. There's no reason he can't have a similar type of defensive impact.
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    Well, I would say that DRUMMOND was the main problem, not necessarily rebounding in general. He smoked our two centers by a 25-11 margin in fewer minutes played. The rest of the team outrebounded the Bulls by a 29-23 clip. And yes, we shot a hair better than the Bulls, but the Bulls are a pretty bad offensive team (22nd in offensive rating). Saying that our offense stooping down to their level as not contributing to the loss is inaccurate in my opinion. Obviously, the Bulls' defense played a role in that, but we really made some piss poor decisions on the offensive end too. If ANY of the three guards shoot at their season FG% and 3P% averages tonight, we win the game in spite of Drummond going off.
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    It should be noted that all three of our top guards shot very poorly this game. Combined 20-53 (38%) from the field and 8-34 (24%) from three. Hard for the Hawks to win with those numbers from Trae/DJ/Bogi. And it wasn't just that they were cold, but all of them made some very poor shot selections as well. It wasn't ALL about the defense and rebounding tonight.
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    I agree with that. The Matthews brothers really are worthless out there. If you're down big and just need to throw a hail mary to see if Garrison can get hot and sink of a bunch of threes to get you back in the game quickly, I don't mind putting him in the game at that point. But if the game is close or if we got a lead, I would much rather not see him get any playing time. And Wes has been ded for a while now. Not sure why he's even taking up a roster spot.
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    Saying that Bruno is stronger than Capela seems very debatable. From watching the games, they seem pretty similar to me. But I would have to bet that Capela's 22% career rebound percentage and extra height and weight would have a better chance than Bruno and his 17% career rebound percentage of keeping Drummond off the boards. Now I am all about moving JJ to the 3 and playing some combination of Cap/OO/Bruno at the 4 and 5 in a group effort to keep Drummond off the boards since everything else seemed to be failing. But I think it's pretty alarming that we would have to resort to using 3 people to stop one guy on the boards. We really need a tall, beefy dude as an option on the bench for these scenarios, even if he gets a DNP most games. I'm just trying to make the point that Quin has his hands tied a bit with the current roster construction when it comes to defending really big dudes... I just don't think he should be the scapegoat.
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    While I agree that I would like to see Bruno used more, let's not pretend he has much of a chance against Drummond. He's smaller than Capela for crying out loud. Hard for Quin to "play big" when your "big" guys are 6-8 / 6-9. Think this is more on the front office for not getting Quin at least one 6-11 / 7-0 option on the bench.
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    I've been having the same struggle lately with Bey myself, Spud. I really, really like his hustle on the offensive end, especially with going after offensive boards. He's the kind of guy who can make an impact on that end without necessarily needing the ball in his hands, which is a nice fit for this team when you have Trae and DJ handling the rock most of the time. But his struggles on defense are well documented and is unlikely to improve much. He seems to get tunnel vision when he DOES get the ball in his hands, and he's likely going to put the shot up even if 3 defenders are draped all over him. But it's the coming back down to earth with his three point shot that has really made me sour on him. He really needs to be well above average in that area to make up for his other deficiencies if he wants to be a regular rotation player. And then you add in the fact that he's looking for big, big money in the offseason. I personally would let him walk if we keep him for the full season, but ideally, I would like to deal him by the trade deadline. Of course that would be much more palatable if AJ would have developed the way most of us thought he would, because i think he could be a better version of Bey.
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    "GIVE ME MY HEART PILLS, I CAN'T TAKE IT!" - Bawb
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    Atlanta Hawks' ranks per quarter. Honestly, I'm surprised we're not last in the NBA for the 3rd... feels like we get smoked every single game.
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    Bogi is a bad, bad man
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    Thanks for the reminder! Almost forgot to set my defense, lol. And best of luck to you as well. Hope you get that silver medal!
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    I feel you Cam. I'm so pumped for for these 3 games tonight, but I just know my old butt is gonna be passed out by 9:00
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    Maybe this is a little easier to read for those of you on mobile? For some reason it wouldn't let me put it in the order that Diesel listed them, but I labeled which was which.
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    You would approve of Player #2, Soth. That's all I'm gonna say
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    I like this exercise, Diesel Player 2 (by a lot) Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 1
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    For those of you who are much more experienced/educated on the nuances of basketball defense than I, what do you feel is the root cause of our defensive maladies? a) Our defensive scheme is subpar b) Our players have just been slow to learn the defensive scheme c) Our players are a poor fit for our defensive scheme d) Our players lack the defensive talent/skillset/effort to make us an average or good defensive team, regardless of the scheme e) None of the above (please post what you feel is the true root cause) My hope is that the answer is "b" and we'll get better as the season progresses, but man, it just feels like we're clueless out there right now. If the answer isn't "b", then maybe Quin needs to adjust and implement a defense scheme that fits our personnel better... I don't know how difficult that is to do in the middle of the season however.
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    My thoughts exactly. Free up minutes for Caruso by letting Bogi play the 3 more and giving Bey/Hunter more time at the 4 and less time at the 3. But oooooffff, would we be small. Wonder if Quin would experiment more with OO at the 4 and Capela at the 5 in the scenario where Bogi is our 3 to get a little more size on the floor.
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    As if I needed another reason to hate Kuzma
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    JJ should be making every in-bounds pass in the offensive half court
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    I really don't understand the point of going after Wiseman right now. You're paying $12M for a 3rd stringer who likely isn't better right now than our current third stringer, and he kills your cap versatility. In the best case scenario, he really takes to Quin's tutorship and provides a nice 10 mpg during the last quarter of the season, just in time to make him some decent $$ in free agency. I don't see how the Hawks really benefit even in the best case scenario, however. If they're actually interested in him, then look to pick him up on a cheap deal in free agency next offseason.
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    I'm somehow just now seeing this thread. I echo others' sentiments, @TheNorthCydeRises. Excellent job, please keep it up!
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